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Facilitate knowledge management

Facilitate knowledge management

Unit of competency
National Code
PSPGEN151
State Code
ODX51
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
03/04/2022
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
08/07/2022
Field of Education
080301 - Business Management
Original Release Date
08/07/2022
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to manage knowledge and information in the business unit to improve productivity and organisational efficiency, promote innovation and meet business unit goals.Those undertaking this unit work autonomously, performing complex tasks in a range of familiar contexts.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish organisational context for knowledge management.
  • 1.1. Identify organisational history, culture, functions, strategic direction, performance and knowledge resources.
  • 1.2. Identify organisational strategies and goals that may be assisted by development of organisational capability in knowledge management.
  • 1.3. Identify legislation, regulations and policies that relate to knowledge management.
  • 1.4. Assess current knowledge management position of the organisation and determine strengths and weaknesses of its knowledge resources and activities.
  • 1.5. Undertake consultation with stakeholders to raise awareness of knowledge management and to establish goals for the business unit or the organisation.
  • 1.6. Identify and explore cultural aspects of knowledge and knowledge management in the context of the organisational environment.
2. Develop capability in knowledge management.
  • 2.1. Identify and promote benefits of knowledge management.
  • 2.2. Develop and align knowledge management initiatives with overall organisational strategy.
  • 2.3. Develop initiatives to build long term capability in knowledge management and a culture of sharing knowledge and creating new knowledge in the organisation.
  • 2.4. Build management and stakeholder support throughout knowledge management initiatives to ensure immediate successes are transformed into ongoing benefits.
3. Facilitate knowledge management.
  • 3.1. Facilitate methods for creating, discovering and acquiring knowledge in the business unit.
  • 3.2. Promote methods and systems for capturing and storing knowledge.
  • 3.3. Promote methods and systems for presenting, distributing and sharing knowledge.
  • 3.4. Facilitate activities for revising and disposing of knowledge.
4. Integrate aspects of knowledge management with information management.
  • 4.1. Integrate processes for the management of explicit knowledge with the organisation’s information management systems.
  • 4.2. Record and store explicit knowledge.
  • 4.3. Facilitate structuring, maintaining and linking of explicit knowledge to related organisational information.
  • 4.4. Manage knowledge and information to improve their integration and use to meet business unit goals.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AWU49 PSPMGT012 Facilitate knowledge management Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BHP0 PSP60122 Advanced Diploma of Government Qualification